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The third round of REALM Project found detectable virus after five days on some of the materials.

The News Literacy Project continues its mission to educate kids about misinformation with new initiatives; civil rights activist Ruby Bridges has written a new book; the Library of Congress National Book Festival will be on PBS; L.A.'s Festival of Books goes online, and more in this edition of News Bites.

Surrounded by family, balloons, and shelves of books, vice president Joe Biden officially accepted the Democratic nomination for president in a school library.

The News Literacy Project senior vice president for education and SLJTeen Live! lunchtime speaker answers your queries.

Longtime favorite authors dominated the lists of checkouts in the first half of June, according to Follett's Students' Choice data.

ALA will share the prerecorded program with president Julius Jefferson, Jr., and Texas school librarians, including 2017 SLJ School Librarian of the Year Tamiko Brown.

A PBS documentary, a picture book about his boyhood aspirations to become a preacher, and his own graphic memoir trilogy invite young readers into the life and battles of the late, beloved John Lewis.

Mariko Tamaki, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, and Raina Telgemeier earned multiple awards at the annual comic industry awards. 

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